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Objective: to determine the comparability of the liver quantification using the Dixon MRI technique on the Siemens scanner with the MRS technique on the Phillips scanner.
Investigating and comparing two disorders (i.e., OCD and GD) with phenomenological different types of compulsive behaviors central to their pathology can elucidate common mechanisms of compulsivity in psychiatry - core features- as well as specific…
To investigate the impact of the multispecies probiotic product Ecologic*Barrier on neurocognitive measures of emotion and executive functioning.
To investigate the acceptability and feasibility of exercise therapy in an aquatic environment by patients after burn injury.
1. Determine whether different classes of epigenetic modifiers affect HIV-1-specific T cell immunity.a. Investigate whether HIV-specific T cell exhaustion can be reversed by inhibitors of different classes of epigenetic modifiers.b. Examine whether…
The aim of the basic research in the laboratory is to develop new treatments to repair large bone defects, repair cartilage defects or inhibit the progression of osteoarthritis (cartilage degeneration). We focus on the following questions:1.How can…
1. To validate accelerometer cut-points to asses physical activity and sedentary behavior of breast cancer survivors. 2. To investigate the validity of accelerometers, inclinometers, heart rate and oxygen consumption to assess time spent in…
Investigating the neural mechanisms underlying the anticipation of food reward induced by visual cues related to different foodcharacteristics in healthy males would provide 1) brain activity patterns that can be associated with the anticipation of…
The primary objectives of this study is to investigate the modality-specific selective attention performance in older adults suffering from MCI.
The assumptions of the traumatic effects of coercive measures as described in the literature will be examined in the present study. The research questions are how coercive measures are experienced by patients, to what extent these measures are…
Our interest is to gain a better understanding about cognitive complaints, mood and fatigue in relation to cognitive deficit in adults 30 to 60 years of age after a first cardiac event.
The proposed study will further examine the effects of pregnancy on the human brain, by investigating structural and functional connectivity, local metabolite concentrations and neural activity related to social cognitive and memory processes.…
The present study aims to identify processes underlying feedback related updating of stimulus-reward associations.
The current study investigates whether the ASPI-score is sensitive to context in which the ASPI is administered. Because the ASPI was designed to measure the capacity to experience sexual pleasure, it is expected that the ASPI score will not vary…
In a series of randomized control trials (RCTs) the following hypothesis will be tested: Intranasal administration of oxytocin and vasopressin affect neural and behavioral responses to infant signals and threat to the infant.* Oxytocin and…
The proposed experimental pilot study focuses on harm reduction in a specific subpopulation, i.e. in patients with schizophrenia (long-term psychotic disorder) with a suboptimal response to the currently available interventions, smoking a lot of…
This study aims to identify global and local determinants of HPV vaccine acceptability, HPV vaccine uptake and compliance as well as identify logistics and programmatic issues in each country to offer the HPV vaccine, as a potential cervical cancer…
The main objective of the study is to investigate (1) whether acute exercise influences brain responses to a working memory task, (2) the effect of acute exercise on CBF responses to acute aerobic exercise and (3) whether fitness level is related to…
The primary objective of this clinical study is to identify whether activating mutations in ESR1 detected in circulating tumor DNA (ctDNA) in peripheral blood are associated with resistance to endocrine therapy in patients with ER-positive, human…
Primary Objectives The main objective of this project is to evaluate the long-term disease burden in meningioma patients. More specifically, we will evaluate: 1) the level of cognitive functioning and HRQoL in meningioma patients at least 5 years…